Catering Companies

The Catering Companies section on Catering Today focuses on the UK’s contract catering and event catering sectors, highlighting the businesses, partnerships, and innovations driving industry growth. It covers corporate, education, healthcare, and leisure catering, with news on contracts, sustainability, workforce management, and operational efficiency. Through company profiles, market analysis, and expert commentary, Catering Today provides professionals with insight into the strategies and challenges shaping modern catering services across the UK.

Apr- 2019 -

8 April

Butlin’s introduces plant-based dishes

Butlin’s has announced it is to add a number of new plant-based dishes to its menu as the result of a partnership with plant-based food manufacturer Oomph. The new dishes will be available on the starter and main course menus at the resort operator’s Diner restaurants in Minehead and Bognor…
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2 April

Hospitality gender pay gap in London narrows to 5.9%

The gender pay gap in London’s top hospitality establishments has narrowed to 5.9% (£1,784) in 2018 as a result of salaries for female employees increasing at a higher level than those for male employees. The gender pay gap in 2017 was 9.7% (£2,712), the figures are based on analysis of…
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2 April

Eventist Group announces £35m contract win

Eventist Group’s Tobacco Dock Food has signed a new five-and-a-half year contract to continue its role as in-house caterer at London’s Tobacco Dock venue. Service brand Tobacco Dock Food has held the contract since 2015 providing award-winning catering for hundreds of events each year and parent company Eventist Group said…
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Mar- 2019 -

28 March

Kellogg’s appoints new finance and HR bosses

Kellogg’s has announced it has appointed two new senior leaders as a result of internal moves at the Manchester-headquartered cereal and snacks manufacturer. Jon Akehurst takes up the reigns as finance director for Kellogg’s in the UK and Ireland from Mars Petcare’s Crown Pet Foods where he was head finance…
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19 March

Vacherin beats predictions with 33% turnover

Vacherin has announced that in its second full year under a new management structure, turnover increased by 33% to £26.2m, exceeding company’s prediction of 20%. The London-based hospitality specialist has added eight new contracts to its portfolio worth an annualised turnover of more than £2.6m. Vacherin also recently invested in…
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19 March

Crussh announces first site opening in partnership with Sodexo

Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars has opened its first site in partnership with hospitality company Sodexo, at City, University of London, on 18 March 2019. The new kiosk at City will offer the company’s classic menu, offering a range of healthy food from breakfast pots, toasties, salads, wraps and…
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13 March

Real Good Ketchup launches through Savona Foodservice

Condiment brand Real Good Ketchup will be launched through catering company Savona Foodservice following a successful trial in primary and senior schools last year. Launched in retail in 2017, Real Good Ketchup was the first no added sugar and reduced salt ketchup to market in the UK and gained major…
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12 March

Not Always Caviar partners with Stansted Airport

London Stansted Airport has partnered with food outlet Not Always Caviar to create a new sandwich designed with flavours that are “enhanced” at altitude. Based on scientific food research into the body’s reduced ability to perceive flavours when flying, conducted at the University of London, the new sandwich will include…
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5 March

Cargill looking to acquire chocolate supplier Smet

Cargill has announced it is set to acquire Belgian chocolate supplier in order to enhance its presence in the chocolate sector. The combined business will aim to accelerate growth in the gourmet segment. The deal will allow Cargill to provide increased customer intimacy and enhanced production capabilities with a wide-ranging…
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Feb- 2019 -

20 February

Heritage Portfolio on the menu at Perth Racecourse from 2019

Heritage Portfolio, the Edinburgh-based event caterers, have won a 10 year contract at popular Scottish destination Perth Racecourse. Effective from February 2019, the announcement follows a tender process after which Perth committed to introduce a “more niche and tailored” catering provision for its race days and busy events programme. Perth…
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